TERROIR PROFILE

Manjimup

Red gravel in the karri forest

Manjimup: Pemberton coolness with a little more warmth — Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the karri forest.

TERROIR PROFILE · Western Australia

Manjimup Red gravel in the karri forest

Manjimup: Pemberton coolness with a little more warmth — Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the karri forest.

☀ Cool continental⛰ Slope: gentlePinot NoirChardonnayCabernet Sauvignon

SOILS

Gravel / Sandlight, approachable

Gravel and sand drain heavily — vines struggle for water, wines turn fine, light and elegant.

Loambody-rich, velvety

Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.

CLIMATE · Cool continental

300 m up, cool nights, wet winters, dry summers.

TOPOGRAPHY · gentle

Gentle hills among karri forests north of Pemberton.

WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS

cool-elegantPinot & Chardonnayriper than Pemberton

Computed from fingerprint similarity

Mainviereck (Bürgstadt–Klingenberg)

Franconia

94% similar

Warmth (slightly): Manjimup is cooler → tauter fruit, leaner wines, more acidity (5 vs. 6).
Minerality (slightly): Manjimup is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (6 vs. 7).

Bourgogne · Couchois

Burgundy

94% similar

Sun (slightly): Manjimup gets more sun → deeper colour, riper tannin (7 vs. 6).
Freshness (slightly): Manjimup has more freshness → crisp acidity, long ageing (8 vs. 7).

Stuttgart

Württemberg

93% similar

Warmth (slightly): Manjimup is cooler → tauter fruit, leaner wines, more acidity (5 vs. 6).
Minerality (slightly): Manjimup is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (6 vs. 7).

Chestnut Grove Wines

This terroir's soils in the glossary